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> I once started learning some chinese martial arts, and the instructor was a true believer in more than the fighting techniques, but the spirituality that come
by mercer 7y ago
> I once started learning some chinese martial arts, and the instructor was a true believer in more than the fighting techniques, but the spirituality that comes with it. Very easily debunked by modern fact based science.
What kind of spirituality are you talking about, and how was this easily debunked? Honestly curious. I don't have any 'proper' spiritual beliefs myself, but I've found that a lot of them are dismissed not because they're debunked, but rather because of lacking rigorous study and evidence for/against them. I'd say that's an important distinction/nuance.
- seer 7y agoWell for example all of the explanations of how the exercises worked were wrapped around "elements" - you know the usual fire, earth, water etc. And you had "channels" that you had to move energies through by ... rubbing them. The motions and the rubbing itself did help blood flow and it was quite a nice work out, but I'm quite confident there weren't small spirits of fire flowing down my skin, at least not in the sense the teachings portrayed them I think.
- loopz 7y agoBreathing, visualisation, meditation, etc. may train to activate the brain and nervous system in different ways. Research show such practices even modify gene expressions by hormon signals.